Computer Model of Smoke Movement by Air Conditioning Systems (SMACS).
Computer Model of Smoke Movement by Air Conditioning
Systems (SMACS).
(276 K)
Klote, J. H.
NBSIR 87-3657; 24 p. November 1987.
Fire Technology, Vol. 24, No. 4, 299-311, November
1988.
Sponsor:
General Services Admin., Washington, DC
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB88-159462
Keywords:
air conditioning; air movement; computer models; ducts;
fans; predictive models; smoke movement; ventilation
Abstract:
A computer model for simulation of smoke movement
through air conditioning systems is described. A brief
overview of air conditioning systems is presented. The
methods of calculation of mass flow, smoke transport,
fan flow and duct and fitting resistances are presented
along with a general description of the program logic.
Eventually a computer software will be available, but it
is still in the developmental stage as this report goes
to press. (Parts of this have been incorporated into
CFAST; contact Dr. W. W. Jones for more information.)
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899